"Knight Brundy's letter says that the enemy will arrive in our territory in about a week, and that the village of Rebka, about thirty kilometers from the main city, is the domain of Baron Bray, who and his lord, Viscount Cooper, are staunch Reformers, and I suspect that they may collaborate with the enemy. Simon walked over to the sandbox in Murphy's study and pointed to a small village south of Fort Lemuros.

"There is no doubt about it, and when I sent Sheldon to test it, it was this Baron Bray who reacted most violently. Arthas rolled his eyes.

"Your Highness, once the fight starts, these old nobles may be a big hidden danger, and I suggest that they all be detained in the dungeon in case they expose our arrangement. Bruno stroked his beard and pondered.

"Eh, I said Lao Bu, aren't you also a local nobleman, and you also have a fief, and you are still a viscount, why did you sell all your former colleagues so quickly?" said Knight Ford jokingly.

"You can go up and pull it aside, you old boy was not an old nobleman before? and colleagues, they are also worthy of being my colleagues? When the Thebans first went to the border, when the Earl of Winton was in a different place, those fellows and I were no longer colleagues? To cater to His Highness's new policy, you see me, I have sold my territory to Your Highness, and the manor you now use as a barracks was my domain before. As soon as Bruno heard the words of his old friend Ford, he immediately blew his beard and glared angrily, condemning Ford.

"Tut-tut, you at least had a territory before, I'm different, Simon and I were recruited as knights by the royal court guards since we were children, and we lived for more than thirty years, and became the chief and deputy knights, but we only have a title, and we don't have a territory to collect rent. Ford spread his hands and complained.

"Isn't it enough for you to spend three gold naso a month? The weapons and equipment are all provided to us by His Royal Highness, and the meal is directly eaten in the barracks and the big pot of dishes, isn't this fragrant? The days used to be bitter, but at least now we are living well, Ford, although you are older than me, I always feel that your heart is not as good as Igor. Simon walked over and pulled Ford back.

"Guys, off topic, off topic, it's all Ford to blame for interjecting. Murphy knocked on the edge of the sandbox table, drawing the attention of several people.

"Bruno is now the representative of the new aristocracy, let's not talk about this matter, what is the current situation of the city's armaments?" Murphy raised his head at Simon.

"Ahem, the standing professional army has been trained and fully equipped, and each soldier is equipped with five third-level enchanted bullets, ten second-level enchanted bullets, ten first-class enchanted bullets, and fifty conventional bullets, even if such equipment is equipped, the output of the arsenal and the inventory of the warehouse can also support consumption; the output of black powder is stable, and if the arsenal is running at full capacity, it can produce about 500 third-level enchanted bullets every day, more than 4,000 first- and second-level parent enchanted bullets, and more than 50,000 conventional bullets.

"Then there is the artillery battalion, the consumption of the artillery battalion is large, at present, our artillery battalion has a total of twelve cannons, a salvo can cover an area of several hectares, can cause huge casualties to the enemy, but correspondingly, the loss is also huge, each shell to use up nearly fifty kilograms of yellow explosives, basically a cannon standard (a cannon standard is one-tenth of the base, about eight shells) to shoot out, that is, a thousand gold naso out!"

Simon coughed his throat, and then reported the current situation of the Guards and the general situation of the arsenal he was in charge of to Murphy.

"The standard of one cannon is 1,000 gold nasos, and the base number is 10,000 gold nasos, if this continues, our existing military expenditure is only enough for those twelve cannons to squander for half a month, I don't know if it will be enough. Marshall stared at the sand table, constantly muttering about military expenses.

"I said, Your Excellency, our treasurer, this is about to come to war, and you are still thinking about military spending?

"I want to too! But compulsory education has not yet been universalized, and it costs money; the training of the police force by the Urban Security Bureau costs money; and it costs a lot of money to produce and purchase other materials. Marshall spread his hands helplessly, signaling that he really did his best.

"By the way, Alsace, I'll give me a report on the progress of compulsory education and other agendas, and I'll find a time to take a look. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. ”

"Now let's start talking about tactics, the enemy is coming, and we must have some means to deal with it. Murphy crouched next to the sand table and said loudly.

"The Flying Eagle sent for help has already flown to Jackdaw Fortress, and it is estimated that it will fly there tomorrow morning, and the Grand Duke's side will have a maximum of three days from mobilization to dispatch, and the first wave of reinforcements will arrive in about a month, and as long as we hold on for a month, we will be rescued. Marshall offered his opinion.

"According to His Excellency Marshall's analysis, we only need to rely on the city walls, with the Guards as the mainstay, and send police forces to maintain law and order in the city, and it will not be difficult to hold on for a month. Bruno chimed in.

"I don't think it's right, don't we want the arsenal, the parts factory, the sulfuric acid factory, and the big warehouse outside the city? Simon objected.

"With the advantage of artillery, we are not without the strength of a war, besides, the parts factory, the arsenal, and the sulfuric acid factory, these are our lifeblood, and they are the core industries that must not be abandoned, even if we can't hold the entire territory of Remlos Castle, we must also defend this ten miles in a radius!"

"I agree with His Excellency Carolen's statement that a radius of ten miles is our core area, and if this place is lost, everything will have to be rebuilt. Murphy nodded, and then pointed to a hill on the south side of the city on the sand table, "Right here, in the past few days, we have to quickly build a few forts, block the entrance to the south, and when it really can't work, we will quickly tear down the warriors, this is the first step."

"My and Carolon's new invention comes in handy, from here, here, and here, to put a barbed wire fence around me, to limit the enemy's cavalry, and to slow down the enemy's attack, this is the second step.

"I have a new type of equipment here, I call it a mine, which I developed with His Excellency Carolen, which is equipped with a kilogram of yellow explosives mixed with one hundred and fifty steel balls, which is fired by a miniature trigger blasting thunder formation, buried in the ground and waiting for its destined person to arrive, as long as it is stepped on, it is enough to blow up a middle-level transcendent into the sky, and even a high-level transcendent will be blown up if he does not pay attention, this thing is simple and easy to make, although at present, only the arsenal has been arranged to make a hundred that can be put into the battlefield, but the remaining seven or eight days are at full power, and the output of more than two thousand should not be a big problem, and it will be buried outside the barbed wire fence at that time, with barbed wire, this is the third step.

"However, the battle after this is about to be handed over to you, I hope you will not live up to the expectations of the people, there is still half a month left for spring ploughing, I hope not to delay spring ploughing. ”